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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.: TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1933.

“WEEK-END MURDER"

BY GABRIEL E. FORBUSH

BICIN HERE TO-DAY

AMOS PLANODY, elderly, conain et LINDA

are tour guests ADDWAY. The aumin aros Mil. STATLANDER,

DR. PARBONB taken charge. It is aarpmað Cousin Amos death was meckiental and the Linda falcted from shook. When she nail Able to tell Tom what happened abë perenza. dra kim that they muut karp the four guests with them until they discover who is the murderer. They as unexpectedly aided in

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ing casually. He was my moth-

Her question confused him no- "Why-well-that you weren't

er's accond cousin. You know she ticeably. died when I was a child and I

I

vud wan Dad's family. That New very close to each other." England branch of Mother's kopt sort of a duty-aye on me. Wrote made to you if I had?" Try na "What difference would it have nt birthdays and sont presents she would she could not make tas (Improving ones) and when any words of them wore in town, which seemed to quiver between

quite савил -вивредне wasn't often, came to see me. Af- on the quivering heat waves of AVERILE, falls so le death from the pond on the stone flags and saw himily, almost furtively.

them floor balcony of the Averille Long laland vanish through the casement win-

tor Dad died Cousin Amos slater the hot afternoon air. bos, Linda ranches him Just beforehe

naked me to come to live with her spoke as though under unbearablo die, in dose to bear him say, "Ile pushed dow. She was suddenly glad that, gotten. As Linda dropped her I went to work and stayed in Now

No Cousin Amos was

Marvin not for- but she was much relieved when 1-1"

Linde, realaing her

though she could not aco him, he eyes from the balcony to court had cried would be there, near the window she had raised them in 4

compulsion. to all her he was murdered, hom

which York instead. I visited her once thought you saw him often, talked stain to the baboy, an

"Difference- difference! and Incing toward the lawn, pledge she saw Marvin Pratt como place at Marblehead and I met

muto or twice-who had a lovely old to him intimately. He said that hind bar, lo to accogl ber and the falle la # falat Hor husband, apparently absorbed in TÜM, som har full and rushes to her Tore figures and reports, but

solemn through the ensement and look Cousin Amos thera,“ in the house and theyatantly, she was sure, glancing out see her perfectly well, in the dee- intimate acquaintance with you? thought that perhaps even last

con-about him. She knew he could

ho-ho was an older relative "Then Mr. Peabody had no very could- basinase associate of Tom's: CAPTAIN D to where she sat in plain view and ortive green wicker chair by the

your father wasn't alive-that be VOS, haadsome Belatan: MARVIN PRATT only a

would advlon you-I former sultor of Linda'a) and LIAN SHAUGH

stops away from help-if clump of bushes, and she waited, Linda almost laughed "Poor man! into his room to say good-night-

Indeed it was very slight!" NESSEY, Trash writer. Each of them have help wore needed. quarrelled with Cousin Amos.

apparently indolent but inwardly He violently disapproved of have perhaps to talk a little".

night, after the dance, you'd slip Yet she was, after all, alone.tense, for him to Alone, and forced to wait, with her for her first ordeal.

come towarding his sacred routino interrupted. apparent calm, for something im

The few times I did visit Marble-

"Heavens, possible to Imagine in advance.

no. 'Marvin! I'd And it proved an ordeal indeed, called back to town. And I had thing."

head he usually managed to be never have thought of such a Yes, waiting was hardest of all. Marvin came, at last, but came about as much fondness for his She could bear anything bettor. ns though under orders which he old-fashioned ways as he had for didn't go to his room or he come "You didn't see him then. You It must have been quite 10 min only reluctantly obeyed. Certain my disturbing influence." utes since Tom left hor-longer ly he deliberately held her off, re

to yours? luncheon, to their different occu-reminiscent chat. since her guests scattered, after fusing to be led into any friendly. ter all, he felt free.to come

But he visited you here. Af

ahout-"

"What about, Marvin?" She and calm. Thoughtful hands had wrenching effort, pations. The house stood silent

vited." But finally, with

spoke the moment he paused. This n curious,

was vital. Never had she felt straightened the spindles of the brought

be himactf their desultory

Linda looked at him in aston-anything so important as what balcony and adjusted the top rail straight to the subject uppermost seem a sign of intimacy. But the

talk ishment.

I suppose that would coming. If she could wring so that the effect was much as al- in her mind.

it from him! ways. Cousin Amoa was gone, ob-

important thing to cousin Amos With a quick pressure of his literated, the very evidence of his cousin, Mr. Peabody was he a holiday week-end. I might as well fore her very eyea! Something to "About-about-" Terrible to "Linda, let me ask you your was that he was caught over a watch that conflict going on be hand, Tom turned away. watched him cross the brief stret left of the old man had been tak-

Linda death removed, and all that was very close connexion?" ch of lawn, heard his brak Lep. on from her house, unobtruative-swered, inwardly alert, but apeale bills. He was cunnier than any

be honest. He probably Invited suppress, something fighting to be "A very distant one," she an-himself here simply to save hotel said!

"Linda" It was n ery from Scotsman and would have gone the depths. "I can't tell you-but anywhere to cadge few days if I'd known-if I'd known-1 lodging, I happened to be the vie- needn't have we wouldn't-when tim this time. He may have tried he anid-A black surge (was; other peeople ho know better and it anger or remorse) seemer to found them full up over the wrench through his body and, Fourth. So he calmly overlooked beating down on the yielding turf, the fact that he never did like me he stuck his fist against the metal very well-nor I him."

support of a little Iron table so Marvin's mouth sot in its harsh- violently that his knuckles showed eat, narrowest lines,

raw and bleeding,

house must remalo until he has questioned not return for rent hours.

this pan when DIL DOYLE, onelal modies! Ladner, sends word that everyone in the them, Boyle is as fahing trip and ean Den Vou had an sagagement for the after noon will pretty PLEUR STATIONER

to talk basines with De Vos. cides to ace what she can find out from Linda de Prais who was drit to roach her after she ftLo

CHAPTER XX

Tom

unin-

You didn't talk-

"I wish I had known that yes-|

Aghast. Linda sat silent. She terday." he muttered. "My God-dared not question. She held her why didn't you tell me!"

breath lest any sound or move- "Tell you what?" Lindy forced ment distract him. herself to be natural, even hu- ened outburst came

if the threat- morous, though instantly she felt learn so much! But Marvin gain- she might the surge of a strange, suppresseded a measure emotion-too strong, one would though he muttered sullenly, she of control and, Bay, for the occasion which arou-jewught a note of apology in words Bed it.

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